A Roller-Coaster Ride with a Happy Ending: BVB’s Victory in Sinsheim | OneFootball

On Saturday, too, well over 10,000 Black and Yellows had made the trip to Sinsheim. Uninformed observers might have thought the Swedish national team was playing there, as large sections of the stands were a mix of yellow and blue. “It really felt like there were more BVB fans in the stadium than Hoffenheim fans,” said Managing Director Lars Ricken with a wink.

But the TSG Hoffenheim team set the tone early on and, shortly after halftime, took a well-deserved 2-0 lead. BVB made a comeback after an hour, first tying the game within five minutes with goals from Serhou Guirassy and Fabio Silva; then, in the 86th minute, a deflected cross from Ethan Nwaneri led to an own goal and ultimately a 3–2 victory for BVB.

Once again, late BVB goals in Sinsheim!

In September 2023, BVB went into halftime leading 2–1, but lost Ramy Bensebaini to a yellow-red card after 70 minutes. Down a man, the team defended its narrow lead. In the fifth minute of stoppage time, Julian Ryerson launched a solo run deep in his own half, capping it off with the goal that sealed the 3–1 final score.

One season later, in April 2025, the Black and Yellow team led 2–1 at the end of 90 minutes. But then Pavel Kaderabek scored to make it 2–2. With two crucial points now missing in the race for a Champions League spot, Waldemar Anton wasn’t about to give up. In the fifth minute of stoppage time, he scored to secure a 3–2 away victory for his team.

And now it’s 3–2 again. This time after trailing 0–2.

“Niko did a lot from the sidelines. He made a lot of changes, brought in a few players, and adjusted a bit to the opponent,” said Gregor Kobel, describing the coaching of Niko Kovac, who brought on Fabio Silva – the scorer of the 2–2 equalizer and the assist provider for the 3–2 goal—substituted in newcomer Ethan Nwaneri, who provided offensive spark and set up the winning goal, and brought in Joey Veerman to control the game. “You could see that, during a frantic phase, he brought a lot of calm with his soccering class and his experience,” said sporting director Ole Book about the Dutchman, who arrived from PSV Eindhoven this summer.

3–2 after a roller-coaster ride.

10–17 shots on goal from Dortmund’s perspective. 45 percent possession. A pass completion rate of just 79 percent. “As a team, we didn’t play at our best,” Book summed up the match, despite the ultimately successful outcome.

“I wouldn’t put too much energy into analyzing it,” said Gregor Kobel, “because it’s the start of the season. I think a lot of things came together, so I don’t really want to talk about it too much. To put it bluntly, it certainly wasn’t a good game for us until the first goal. But in the end, we have the quality to win games like this.” For the first time in four years, the Black and Yellows are starting a Bundesliga season with two wins. “This result should give us confidence heading into next week,” said Lars Ricken: “It’s important that we carry this momentum forward now.”